Jan Konrad Liberda (26 November 1936 – 6 February 2020) was a Polish football forward. Liberda played mostly for one team,

Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom () is a Polish football club based in Bytom, founded in 1920, two times Polish Champions. The team currently plays in the III liga (as of 2022–23). History Beginnings Polonia was founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesia ...

, where he remained since 1950, until 1969. He ended his career in 1971 at AZ. He twice was the topscorer of the

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

, in 1959 with 21 goals, and in 1962 with 16 goals. Also, in 1962, he won championship of Poland. All together, Liberda played in 304 of Polonia's games, scoring 146 goals. Liberda 35 times capped for Poland, scoring 8 goals. He debuted on 20 May 1959 in

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, in a 1–1 tie with

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. He later managed

TuS Schloß Neuhaus Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest successes since the turn of the mille ...

. He died in February 2020 at the age of 83.

References

External links

Jan Liberda's biography at Polonia Bytom's webpage
1936 births 2020 deaths Association football forwards AZ Alkmaar players Ekstraklasa players Poland international footballers Polish football managers Polish footballers Polonia Bytom managers Polonia Bytom players Sportspeople from Bytom SC Paderborn 07 managers {{poland-footy-forward-stub